Inventor

Dimitri P. Zafiroglu

Inventor

Wilmington, DE, US

Overview

70→

Patents

1984–2021

Patent span

Textiles

Primary field (CPC D)

Patents· 70 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification21%

D04HMaking textile fabrics, e.g. from fibres or filamentary material14%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form12%

D04BKnitting12%

D10BIndexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles8%

D06NWall, floor, or like covering materials, e.g. linoleum, oilcloth, artificial leather, roofing felt, consisting of a fibrous web coated with a layer of macromolecular material4%

A47GHousehold or table equipment3%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics2%

B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts2%

PatentTitleYear

10,968,554Stabilization of looped fabric surfaces by fine-scale embossing2021 10,954,627Conformable colored multilayer composite fabrics2021 10,738,397Adhesive propagation control using blocking sub-layers2020 10,724,165Stabilization of looped fabric surfaces by fine-scale embossing2020 10,513,822Vacuum extraction printing2019 10,337,141Textile floor-covering with liquid blocking surface2019 9,243,359'Fabric-faced floor coverings with micro-spring face structures'2016 8,252,706'Stretchable multiple component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing'2012 8,216,659'Spring-like textured composite floorcovering'2012 8,025,751'Needlepunched nonwoven with centrally-located binder'2011 7,875,334'Stitchbonded fabric with a slit substrate'2011 7,775,170'Stitchbonded fabric with a discontinuous substrate'2010 7,622,408'Fabric-faced composites and methods for making same'2009 7,588,818'High bulk composite sheets'2009 7,514,026'Method for recycling floor coverings'2009 7,497,978'Process for abrasion-resistant needle-punched composite'2009 7,431,975'Textured composite material'2008 7,425,359'Textured composite material'2008 7,264,861'Abrasion-resistant composites with in-situ activated matrix resin'2007 7,255,761'Stitch-bonded and gathered composites and methods for making same'2007 7,201,816'High bulk composite sheets and method for preparing'2007 7,186,451'Composite sheet suitable for use as artificial leather'2007 7,141,770'Microwave cooking package with non-stick absorbing pad'2006 7,141,290'Stitch-bonded fabrics utilizing stretchable substrates'2006 7,122,089'Method of making a textile laminate having pile-like surface'2006 7,087,285'Elastic stitched composite fabric using inextensible yarns'2006 7,036,197'Stretchable multiple-component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing'2006 7,005,395'Stretchable composite sheets and processes for making'2006 6,984,276'Method for preparing high bulk composite sheets'2006 6,967,052'Stitched-bonded yarn surface structure'2005 6,951,590'Stitched pile surface structure and process and system for producing the same'2005 6,936,327'Stitch-bonded and gathered composites'2005 6,860,120'Stitching apparatus for forming a cut pile surface structure'2005 6,842,921'Slip resistant fitted cover'2005 6,811,870'Method for forming chenille yarns and the chenille yarns produced thereby'2004 6,407,018'Stitchbonded fabric and process for making same'2002 6,272,701'Fitted mattress cover with a skirt having an integral elastic edge'2001 6,269,759'Apparatus for producing a stitched pile surface structure'2001 6,199,231'Fitted mattress cover with stretchable knit skirt'2001 6,063,473'Abrasion-resistant composite sheet'2000 5,879,779'Stitchbonded fabric and process for making same'1999 5,707,710'Composite sheet for artificial leather'1998 5,636,393'Mattress cover with inelastically stretchable skirt'1997 5,635,271'Shaped article with thermoformed composite sheet'1997 5,634,997'Elastic tufted fabric and process therefor'1997 5,623,888'Bulky, stable nonwoven fabric'1997 5,603,132'Mattress cover with elastic fitted skirt'1997 5,474,006'Elastic tufted fabric including nonwoven fibrous substrate'1995 5,468,320'Process for elastic nonwoven undergarment with a stitchbonded outer shell'1995 5,334,437'Spunlaced fabric comprising a nonwoven Batt hydraulically entangled with a warp-like array of composite elastic yarns'1994 5,308,674'Tear-resistant stitchbonded fabric'1994 5,288,536'Hydraulic-jet-treated stitchbonded fabric'1994 5,268,218'Resin-impregnated plexifilamentary sheet'1993 5,247,893'Stretchable stitchbonded fabric'1993 5,203,186'Stitch-stabilized nonwoven fabric'1993 5,192,600'Stitchbonded comfort fabric'1993 5,187,952'Stretchable stitchbonded fabric'1993 5,075,142'Thermoformable composite sheet'1991 5,041,255'Softening and bulking stitchbonded fabrics'1991 4,998,421'Process for elastic stitchbonded fabric'1991 4,965,129'Article for absorbing liquids'1990 4,923,725'Article for absorbing cooking grease'1990 4,897,297'Elastic wet compress'1990 4,879,169'Quilted elastic composite fabric'1989 4,876,128'Stitchbonded nonwoven fabric'1989 4,820,435'Liquid-dispensing pouch'1989 4,773,238'Stitched nonwoven dust-cloth'1988 4,737,394'Article for absorbing oils'1988 4,704,321'Stitched polyethylene plexifilamentary sheet'1987 4,442,161'Woodpulp-polyester spunlaced fabrics'1984

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1984–2001Patents assigned to DU PONT (30)· patent assignee history

1987–1997Based in Greenville, DE, US· patent location history

1988–2012Based in Wilmington, DE, US· patent location history

1997Based in Centerville, DE, US· patent location history

1997Based in Greenveille, DE, US· patent location history

2000–2011Patents assigned to XYMID LLC (11)· patent assignee history

2005–2012Patents assigned to INVISTA NORTH AMERICA SARL (7)· patent assignee history

2005–2021Based in Centreville, DE, US· patent location history

2006–2016Patents assigned to DZS LLC (9)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Patents assigned to ENG FLOORS LLC (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
DU PONT	30	1984–2001
XYMID LLC	11	2000–2011
DZS LLC	9	2006–2016
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA SARL	7	2005–2012
ENG FLOORS LLC	6	2019–2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Wilmington, Delaware, US	35	1988–2012
Centreville, Delaware, US	25	2005–2021
Greenville, Delaware, US	7	1987–1997
Centerville, Delaware, US	1	1997
Greenveille, Delaware, US	1	1997